AfterShock/macOS Version 1.1.0 announce
From
Tolik Vdovichev@2:385/180 to
All on Sun Sep 20 20:04:20 2026
Hello,
Version 1.1.0 went to Apple review.
What's new in this version:
Features:
#F1 - Downlink subscriptions management (ECHOES + FILE ECHOES)
#F2 - BBS terminal client (dial-in, tabs, per-BBS list)
#F3 - AfterShock as a BBS (listener, users, access, file areas, message areas)
Fixes:
BINKP specification conformance fixes (reported by Sean Rima)
Legacy settings dropped (incoming connection listener
was not activating - reported by Sean Rima)
Notes:
Terminal client and BBS are highly experimental features. The app itself
is highly experimental, but these two features are very-very highly experimental.
Terminal allows to create your own BBS list, connect by double click,
easily paste user name and password. Sometimes Z-modem and Y-modem download works, but requires more polishing.
I'm really sorry, Bo Holt 1:129/305 - I used your Titanic BBS for final
Z-modem tests and at some point DoS'ed it by repeating download attempts :-(
BBS. This is what I was dreaming about for a long time.
And what's important for me - it gives SysOp experience as in good old times: 1. BBS runs on your computer, not somewhere on a VPS.
2. App shows console for each active BBS "line" (up to 10 "lines")
3. You can see what user does and user can Yell for Sysop! You will receive
a system notification that someone from BBS wants to talk to you. And you
can chat with user. Remember this convention - two empty lines mean "over"?
And now story from past.
In 1997 I was switching to Linux and there was not much choice for
BBS software. I graduated from CAD department of telecommunications university in Novosibirsk. You probably heard about TNSDrive - author was working in this department, so I knew him personally ;-) And he was one of sysops of
local CAD Lab BBS.
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__^__ @ @ __^__
( ___ )---------oOO-(_)-OOo----------------------------------( ___ )
| / | Welcome to The | \ |
| / | ____ __ ____ ____ ____ ____ | \ |
| / | / __) / \ | _ \ | __ \ | __ \ / ___) | \ |
| / | ( (__ | () | | |_) ) | __ ( | __ ( \___ \ | \ |
| / | \____)|_||_| |____/ LAB |____/ |____/ (____/ | \ |
| / | | \ |
|___| [+7(3832)66-16-82, +7(3832)66-82-47] |___|
(_____)------------------------------------------------------(_____)
TNSDrive was pretty expensive commercial software, so I was saving money for
a number of months. And when I came to buy it, it was turned out that price
was listed excluding VAT %-)
At this point I decided that I should write my own BBS and I made it really fast. It was heavily inspired by Maximus BBS which I used before.
Up to 2002 Little Station BBS was running on my BBS software until server
was stolen :-( That was real disaster for me.
Now, starting from 2026, Little Station BBS is up again and running
on my BBS software ;-) I have a huge archive of files from these times,
but it will require a lot of time to sort it out. Unfortunately, I lost
ASCII art - I only remember general idea of the banner.
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With best regards.
Anatoly, the Knight of the Truth Table.
--- AfterShock/macOS 1.1.0
* Origin: Little Station BBS @ ls.vdovichev.me:23 (2:385/180@fidonet)